Applied Raman Spectroscopy: Concepts, Instrumentation, Chemometrics, and Life Science Applications synthesizes recent developments in the field, providing an updated overview. The book focuses on the modern concepts of Raman spectroscopy techniques, recent technological innovations, data analysis using chemometric methods, along with the latest examples of life science applications relevant in academia and industries. It will be beneficial to researchers from various branches of science and technology, and it will point them to modern techniques coupled with data analysis methods. In addition, it will help instruct new readers on Raman spectroscopy and hyphenated Raman spectroscopic techniques. The book is primarily written for analytical and physical chemistry students and researchers at a more advanced level who require a broad introductory overview of the applications of Raman spectroscopy, as well as those working in applied industry and clinical laboratories. Students, researchers, and industry workers in related fields, including X-ray and materials science, agriculture, botany, molecular biology and biotechnology, mineralogy, and environmental science will also find it very useful.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction of Basic Theory and Principle of Raman Scattering and Spectroscopy2. Overview of the Basics of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, Applications and Recent Advances
3. Remote Raman Spectroscopy in Nanoscale Optics
4. Theoretical Developments, Instrumentation and Biological Applications in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
5. Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Basic Fundamentals and Applications
6. Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy: Principles and Life Science Applications
7. Biomedical and Clinical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy and Multivariate Chemometric Methods
8. Raman Spectroscopy and Chemometrics: A Potential Method for Life Science Applications
9. Raman-gene integration provides a novel space of information to explore metabolism and gene function
10. Raman Spectroscopic Studies on Mineralized Tissues and Skin Appendages
11. Raman Microscopy for Early Tumor Detection
12. Raman Spectroscopy for Medical Diagnostics: From In-vitro Biofluid Assays to In-vivo Cancer Detection
13. Raman Spectroscopy of Soft Tissues and Body Fluids
14. Biochemistry of Blood and Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Studying Blood Cells, Membranes and Serum
15. Raman Spectroscopy of Blood and Blood Components and Chemometrics
16. Pathogen Detection using Raman Spectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
17. Raman Spectroscopy for Analyzing Renal Stones
18. Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Agriculture and Chemometric Assessment
19. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-Based Sensors as a Futuristic Analytical Tool for Food Safety and Environmental Remediation
20. Applications of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Environmental Detection
21. SERS-Based Sensors for Environmental Detection and Pollutants Monitoring
22. Raman Spectroscopy: Application to Carbon Based Nanomaterials
23. Semiconductor Based Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
24. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Technique for the Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Thin Film Thermoelectric Materials
25. Hyphenated Raman Spectroscopic Systems: Applications in Biological, Environmental and Materials Sciences
26. Hyphenated Raman and Laser Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Microplastics in Tissues
27. Current and Future Prospects of Raman Spectroscopy
Authors
Vivek Kumar Singh Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India.Vivek Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Lucknow. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience at the university level. His current research interests include multi-spectroscopy studies of biological samples, plant samples, agricultural and food products, and nano-phosphor samples. He has published more than 90 international research papers and reviews articles. Dr Singh is a recipient of the prestigious "Raman Fellowship� for Post-Doctoral Research in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkley, USA.
